Most people love raspberries, it is grown by everyone who has at least some piece of land. This plant grows everywhere, whether it be northern regions or southern ones. The fruiting period of fragrant berries is short, the peak of harvest occurs in June or July, depending on the locality.
Repairing grades
In recent years, new varieties have been bred that constantly bear fruit, interrupted only by severe frosts. Despite this, it is better to pick berries in the fall, so it is more rational to keep repair raspberries as an
annual plant. For example, some varieties begin to ripen in early August, sometimes earlier, and the peak of harvest occurs in September-October. The southern regions are quite suitable for these types of raspberries, which cannot be said about the central part of Russia and Siberia, since frosts are observed there in September. With new varieties of repair raspberries, such problems do not arise. They begin to ripen in early August, and the peak of fruiting occurs in early September, when it is still warm, so the berries are large and tasty.
Raspberry Polana
New varieties include raspberries Polana. This species was bred by Polish breeders, and today it has taken root well in our country. By what
Does this raspberry have properties? Variety Polana has stable shoots reaching two meters in height. The berries are large, juicy, saturated red. They are conveniently transported in transport. The plant begins to bear fruit in late July and pleases with its harvest until the first frost. Owners of personal plots are very fond of raspberries Polana. Reviews about her are the most positive. Gardeners claim that this plant is resistant to various fungal diseases and is not exposed to spring frosts. Polana manages to bear fruit before the onset of the first autumn cold weather.
Summer residents have successfully put into practice the technology proposed by scientists-breeders for growing one crop on the shoots of the current year. Therefore, gardeners prefer remont raspberries. The photos accompanying this article clearly show the whole process of planting and caring for this variety. Immediately after collecting the berries, all shoots are removed, leaving branches about 8 cm high above the ground. The next year, new shoots begin to grow, which by July form strong fruit sprouts. Gardeners say that pest and disease control costs are reduced in this way, and it is easier for the plant to tolerate winter.
Grade description
When crossing the Heritage and Zeva varieties, raspberry Polana appeared. The description of the variety gives the following characteristic: a compact bush with many fruitful branches. The shoots are covered with thorns, conical-shaped berries have a saturated red color and a pleasant sweet taste. This variety loves the sun and requires protection from the wind. It is susceptible to
verticillous wilting and root rot and is sensitive to freezing of sprouts. From each bush you can collect up to 7 kg of berries. But in order to get a good crop of such berries as Polana raspberries, planting and care of seedlings must be correct. With good soil treatment and plentiful watering during flowering of the bush, you can get a large crop of high quality.
Features of plant care
In fact, this variety is distinguished by the fact that you have to choose between double harvesting of poor quality or wait for a second, more abundant fruiting, enjoying excellent raspberries.
If you trim the bushes correctly, provide them with good lighting, moist soil and top dressing, you can count on abundant fruiting in the autumn. This plant requires a little more effort than other varieties of raspberries, but in September it will delight you with fresh and sweet fruits.
Raspberry Polana. Landing and caring for her
This berry is very sensitive, it requires proper soil preparation if you want to get a good crop. As mentioned above, in the first days of September, it is best to harvest Polana. Raspberries, whose seedlings were planted during this period, have time to prepare well for frosts. If planted later, the
root system is poorly formed, and the plant does not take
root well. Young bushes are planted in the early spring, in which case they are dug in an inclined position. Some gardeners allow planting from May to June.
The repairing planting is planted in rows or in separate bushes, leaving a distance of about a meter between plants. Planting seedlings of this variety is no different from other types of raspberries. First of all, they dig a shallow hole under the root system. A young bush is established there and sprinkled with excavated soil mixed with fertilizers. The earth is well compacted and watered abundantly.
Proper care
Among the many varieties that give a good harvest, Polana raspberry stands out. Planting and caring for it play a key role.
The ground under the bush is loosened due to the superficial root system, and in order to avoid the appearance of weeds, the soil is not mulched. Throughout the season, especially during fruiting, this variety requires abundant watering.
In March, the bushes are fed with complex fertilizers, then the berries will be large and juicy, and the harvest will be rich.
In order to avoid fungal diseases, in April the plant is treated with Bordeaux liquid, and during flowering, biological products are used to protect the bushes from pests.
The abundance of berries is affected by timely pruning of shoots. Repair raspberries also require this. Photos clearly show how to do this.
Pruning raspberries at different times of the year
Since the plant spends a lot of energy on the development and maturation of the first crop, on the formation of seedlings to replace the subsequent crop, it needs a special cultivation technology.
In the first year after planting, young sprouts grow on the seedlings, which in July are covered with flowers, and in August with berries. Annual shoots cut out without exception, leaving three-centimeter stumps. Cut bushes in October or early November, when the entire crop is harvested. This process is necessary to protect the bushes from viruses and parasites. In addition, in the absence of snow cover in winter, hemp can always be insulated, and then raspberries will not freeze. Variety Polana requires sanitary treatment of bushes. To do this, cut shoots that have dried or frozen over the winter. April is best suited for this procedure, since swollen kidneys show you which are healthy. In May, you can already pinch the tops of the shoots, then Polana will start to harvest later, and it will be longer.
Gardeners choose Polana
Owners of personal plots can not always boast of a high harvest, especially of high quality. Even in the market among selected berries there is raspberry, damaged by pests of fruit crops. Of course, no buyer will dare to purchase such fruits.
Any experienced gardener will name the main problems of such a plant - these are pests, freezing, diseases, shoots, which are growing rapidly. It is necessary to tie up long shoots by installing trellis and trimming.
Repair raspberries do not know such problems. In autumn, you can safely eat berries directly from the bush, they are clean, juicy and tasty. Therefore, for most gardeners, Polana raspberries are preferred. Landing and caring for it will meet all expectations.